CentOS 8 : libdb (CESA-2021:1675)

low Nessus Plugin ID 149779

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2021:1675 advisory.

- libdb: Denial of service in the Data Store component (CVE-2019-2708)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1675

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 149779

File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-1675.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2021

Updated: 6/2/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-2708

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-cxx, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-cxx-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-devel-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-sql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-sql-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libdb-utils

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-2708

RHSA: 2021:1675